A former rabbi who was caught with 1,694 horrific images of child sexual abuse will not see the inside of a prison cell.
Yuval Keren, 56, of Lyndhurst Gardens in Pinner, was previously a rabbi at Southgate Progressive Synagogue.
In July 2022 police were alerted that a user was uploading suspicious images to online storage provider Dropbox.
Keren was arrested at his home and several devices were seized.
Officers found a total of 1,694 indecent images of children – including 189 category A images, which show the most extreme abuse.
The images dated back to 2010 and indicated that Keren had been viewing vile images repeatedly for 13 years.
On October 11 this year Keren pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent photographs of children, one count of possessing extreme pornographic images and one count of possessing prohibited images of children.
On Wednesday (December 13) Keren appeared at Amersham Crown Court where he was given a 20-month prison sentence, suspended for two years.
He will be required to complete 40 hours of rehabilitation activity and 180 hours of unpaid work.
He will be on the Sex Offenders Register for 10 years and was given a five-year sexual harm prevention order.
Keren was suspended from his post as rabbi immediately after his arrest and no longer holds a position.
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